Handle for luggage



Jan. 18, 1938. F. D. STELLJE S 2,105,559

HANDLE FOR LUGGAGE Filed Feb. 24, 1956 ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 18, 1938UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HANDLE FOR LUGGAGE Application February 24,1936, Serial No. 65,297

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in handles for luggage.

It has heretofore been common to provide heavy luggage, such astraveling bags and the like, with two handles secured to the sides ofthe bag adjacent the opening in the top thereof. It has been found, inpractice, that the use of two handles is objectionable in that thehandles shift while the luggage is being carried, due to unequal strainson the handles and for other reasons.

It is the object of my invention to provide articles of luggage with asingle handle, thereby dispensing with the objectionable use of twohandles and obviating the many disadvantages thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide a single handle forarticles of luggage, of rugged, eficient and economical construction,having means enabling it to be attached to the article of luggage in amanner to minimize the strains on the handle.

A further object of my invention is to provide a handle for luggagecomprising a pair of loops secured to one side 'of the article ofluggage adjacent the opening thereof, a second pair of loops secured tothe other side in opposed relation, a pair of plates permanently securedto' one pair of loops and removably secured to the other pair of loops,and a handle pivotally secured to the plates.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, areaccomplished by the simple and practical construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawing,forming part hereof, .and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a traveling bag provided with myimproved handle, showing in full lines, the position assumed by thehandle when the bag is closed, and showing, in dotted lines, theposition assumed by the handle when the bag is open,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view, partly in section, taken on line 2--2of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the loops used inconnection with my invention, and

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the plate and its members, used inconnection with my invention.

Referring to the drawing, in Fig. 1 there is shown a traveling bag Iprovided with my improved handle. The bag is provided with the usualzipper or other interlatching elements 2 for the purpose of retainingthe bag closed when desired.

A pair of loops 3 are carried by straps 4 which are secured to one sideof the bag, adjacent the opening thereof, and a similar pair of loops 8are carried by straps l which are secured to the other side of the bag,adjacent the opening.

A description of one of the loops 3 will sufi'ice for the pair of loops3 and likewise a description of one of the loops 6 will sufiice for thepair of loops 6.

In the drawing, 9 designates a plate provided with preferably anintegral tubular bearing 8 in which the loop 3 is permanently secured,the plate 9 being further provided, diametrically opposite the bearing 8with preferably an integral hook-like nosing l0, adapted to removablyreceive the loop 6. The plate 9 is further provided with upstandingposts H, in which rivets I2, passing through the ends l3 of the handlemember 14 are positioned. The ends of the rivets II! are preferablyupset to permanently secure the handle M to the posts ll.

When it is desired to open the bag, the loops 6 are withdrawn from thenosings IQ of the plates 9 and the handle I4 is moved to the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. To facilitate the withdrawal of theloops 6 from the nosings ll! of the plates 9, the loops 6 may beprovided with suitable springs I5 as shown in Fig. 4, one end of thesprings being secured to the loops and the other end thereof beingsecured to the straps in any suitable manner. By merely rocking thehandle l4 slightly toward the straps l the loops 6 will automaticallybecome released from the nosings I0.

When the bag is closed, the handle I 4 is moved back to its operativeposition and the loops 6 are inserted into the nosings Ill.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my invention provides asingle handle for articles of luggage, the handle being centrallyarranged at the top of the bag and secured to the bag in a manner tominimize the strains. It will further be apparent that the handle memberof my invention is positioned at the side of the bag when the bag is inits open position, so that no obstruction is presented in inserting andremoving articles from the bag.

It will also be seen that I have provided a simple and effective devicefor attaching handles to articles of luggage, such as traveling bags andthe like, whereby the luggage may be carried by a single, centrallylocated handle, secured to the A handbag handle comprising incombination, two pairs of flexible straps, each pair secured in spacedrelation on opposite sides of the bag, loops held in the proximate endsof each strap, a pair of rigid plates one end of each hingedly engagingthe loops on one side of the bag, hooks on the opposed ends of saidplates adapted to engage the loops on the opposite side of the bag,resilient means to turn the last named loops outwardly upon release fromsaid hooks, and a 10 handle having its ends pivoted to said plate.

FRED D. STELLJES.

